Mr. Speaker, unfortunately I have to answer the question in the negative. I do not see any hope with the present government that we will move ahead on this issue unless there is a drastic change in events and a drastic change in the government's opinion.
As the member has rightly indicated, statements have been made in the past. When people were in opposition they said one thing but then suddenly they took a different approach when they became the government. Time and time again I have said it is very important that if we as politicians are going to have any credibility with the people who elect us, we must not be hypocritical. We must not say one thing and do another. We must not make promises while we are in opposition and do something different when we are in government.
The government has to look strongly at its past statements and live up to those statements and move this issue forward in a positive way.